Are you looking for an exciting career, where your potential is recognised and developed, and your employer invests in your training and progression? Do you want to join Wynnstay a leading UK agricultural supplies business during an exciting period of change and growth?
With a turnover in excess of £700 million, and more than 900 valued employees Nationally, 100 years of successful operations have laid the foundations for Wynnstay’s core values concept of THRIVE:
Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value creation, Environmental Sustainability.
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Providing arable specialist support and advice to customers on all aspects of agronomy, fertiliser planning, variety selection, and grain procurement
- Trading arable products including agrochemicals, fertiliser, seed (cereal, forage, maize, cover crops etc.), silage additive and grain
- Developing and generating business for Wynnstay in collaboration with other key sales personnel
- Promoting service offerings available including soil sampling and testing, Nutrient Management Planning and advice for farm compliance purposes
- Marketing and promoting Wynnstay to increase brand awareness
- Participating in marketing and product management campaigns
- Producing weekly activity and sales reports
- Participating in various training and development activities as required
The Person:
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience in fertiliser, combinable crop seed/forage and ag chemicals (preferable but not essential)
- Be BASIS and FACTS qualified
- Have previous sales experience
- Be able to build good business relationships with professional farmers
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be self-motivated and able to use own initiative
- Be able to demonstrate strong accuracy levels and proficiency in using IT systems
- Have a flexible approach to working hours
- Possess a full clean UK driving license
In addition to a competitive salary you could be eligible for:
- Profit related annual bonus
- Employee discount at Wynnstay depots
- 31 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Save As You Earn schemes
- Company Vehicle
For a confidential discussion regarding the vacancy, please contact Caradog Hughes, Regional Business Manager – North Wales on 07810 444843.
To apply, please submit your CV together with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to careers@wynnstay.co.uk or send a paper copy to Wynnstay Group Plc, Eagle House, Llansantffraid, Powys, SY22 6AQ.
To apply for this job email your details to careers@wynnstay.co.uk.
